Empowering Hawaii Businesses with Commercial Solar Solutions

Begin your journey with Hawaii’s most experienced commercial solar team and enjoy the benefits of the clean energy economy of the future.

Successful projects start with a trusted long-term energy partner.

Market conditions for commercial solar in Hawaii have never been better!

Do you know how much you could be saving by switching to solar today? Our process begins with a comprehensive energy analysis that will help you assess your IRR and achieve your energy goals.

Sunspear is accelerating Hawaii businesses towards a renewable future.

With over 22 MW installed on businesses throughout Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island, Sunspear has one of the highest success rates in Hawaii for moving commercial solar and storage projects from conception to the grid.

From high-rises to parking lots, farm land to school yards, Sunspear specializes in the design, engineering, financing, procurement, construction and operation of Hawaii’s most outstanding commercial solar projects.

Commercial Industries

Wet N Wild

Hospitality & Entertainment

Mini Cooper

Retail

Capitol Place

HOA & Apartment Buildings

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

Distribution & Transportation

Windward Community College

Education

Big Island Grown

Agriculture & Aquaculture

Commercial Tax Credits & Incentives

The economics of solar have never been better in Hawaii thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which passed in 2022 and is scheduled to remain in effect until 2032. Tax incentives combined with first-year savings can cover close to the entire upfront cost of your solar project.

SOLAR TAX INCENTIVES (US)

Federal Tax Credit (ITC): 30%

Federal Bonus Depreciation: 27%

State Tax Credit: 35%

State Depreciation: 5%

Act now to take advantage of current incentives. We will help you navigate and qualify for the maximum tax benefits on your project.

Commercial Energy Storage

Adding an energy storage solution to your facility is an excellent option to maximize savings and provide resilience in the event of a long-term grid outage.

Sunspear can guide you to the solution that best fits your facility’s energy demand profile. With extensive knowledge of the various tariff programs, we design and build systems that allow our customers to avoid peak electricity prices by using battery power when the grid is expensive and grid power when the rates are low.

Sunspear Energy leads Hawaii in Solar + Battery Storage installations, from large commercial storage to thousands of HECO-approved grid-tied installations.

Commercial Financing Available

Curious about financing options for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects? Did you know that you can save money on your facility’s energy bills with solar but without any upfront costs, insurance or maintenance costs?

From Solar Loans, third-party financing, Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Energy Service Agreements (ESA), to IRA incentives and adders,

Sunspear can help you understand available tax credits and incentives, as well as navigate available finance options for your solar and storage projects.

Hawaii's Preferred Solar EPC

With 80+ yrs of combined solar management experience, Sunspear Energy has developed, designed, engineered and installed over 20MW and over 60,000 solar PV panels installed across Hawaii businesses, including agriculture, distribution, hospitality & entertainment, automotive, education, and utility projects.

Smart DER with 2 riders will replace Standard Interconnection

Export Bill Credits ($/kWh)

Smart DER Will Launch March 1, 2024

BYOD performance incentives ($/kW)

BYOD Will Launch March 1, 2024

Smart DER with 2 riders will replace Standard Interconnection

Hawaiian Electric is beginning to roll out TOU rates to a subset of its customers

Hawaiian Electric’s TOU Study Energy Charges

Federal Investment Tax Credit ITC

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 establishes and extends the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at a rate of 30% of the total PV system cost.
In addition to the 30% ITC, the IRA establishes three different types of ITC “Adders”, which provide additional tax credits of up to 10% each: (1) Energy Community (2) Low-Income Community (3) Domestic Content.